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Marzo tried to open it up when on third down, he took to the air from the 50-yard line. Potysman, everyone's beau ideal of a cornerback, stepped in front of intended receiver Mike Gettman for the interception, picked up a block from the ubiquitous Woolway, and blazed 58 yards down the left sideline for the score...
...passing department, speedy Minuteman flanker Dennis Dent earned double coverage all day, and the so heavy burden of man-to-man receiver coverage fell on the shoulders of Potysman and cornerback mate Fred Cordova...
...important thing, says the Colts' Stevens, "is to get the chance to show what you can do and not get written off on size alone. Then you've got to cash in on that chance, because as a small man, you may not get another." Washington Cornerback Pat Fischer, 5 ft. 9 in., 170 lbs., a 16-year veteran and premier defender until disabled earlier this season with a back injury, is one of the N.F.L.'s pint-sized pioneers. Says he: "You need more luck than anything else. In the first couple of games, I made...
After starting at cornerback for the 1975 freshman team, Steve became one of the few sophomores to earn a varsity letter last fall, due mainly to his kamakazi-like tendencies on the special teams. He was almost boring in his consistency at making the initial hit or tackle on punts and kickoffs...
...tough for anyone to break into [Coach Joe] Restic's system as a sophomore. But the coaches found a spot for me and that's where I tried to help the team. This season there was an opening at cornerback because our two starters graduated, and that's where they asked me to do the job this year," he said...